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A Weekend in Barcelona

A weekend in Barcelona is not enough, we crammed in a lot but need to go back! Trip made as a guest of Travel…

Having previously lived in Shepherds Bush for eight years, I never imagined I’d review Ibis Shepherds Bu…

We used our Le Club Accor hotels loyalty card to book our stay at Suite Novotel Calais – amongst the nea…

I say “lost weekend” since these are long lost pictures that I’d always intended to publish…

I lapsed out of my habit of posting a French themed picture each Friday but here is one for you today. I am co…

My Calais shopping splurge confession. I am not safe in Carrefour.

A short hop over Les Alpilles from last week's Les Baux are Les Antiques, St Remy de Provence

The ruined citadel at Les Baux de Provence is a UNESCO international heritage site. The village underneath is…

France on Fridays continues with a trip to the market in the Aveyron. This has been a strange week. I haven…

For a long time I have wanted to write a blog about my travels in France. Despite having bought a domain and b…

Now Christmas is over I’m starting to think about summer holidays – there is an offer at the botto…

Not an anniversary, not a birthday, just a badly needed opportunity to recharge batteries and stand back from…